Patron Saint of...
Lost your keys? You'll want to pray to this Franciscan friar, the patron saint of lost items.
Who is St. Anthony of Padua
Because he was a fisherman and holds the keys to the kingdom, art often depicts him holding a ring of keys.
Who is St. Peter?
This Latin word meaning "blessed" is the title given to a holy person directly before they are fully canonized as a saint.
What is Beatification?
This apostle is famous for doubting Jesus' resurrection until he could physically touch his wounds.
Who is St. Thomas?
This 4th-century theologian wrote Confessions and The City of God, turning away from a wild youth to become one of the Church's greatest minds.
Who is St. Augustine of Hippo?
This former tax collector is the patron saint of accountants, bankers, and financial workers
Who is St. Matthew?
This archangel is almost always depicted wearing armor, wielding a sword, and stepping on a dragon or demon.
Who is St. Michael?
For most modern saints, this is the minimum number of medically unexplainable, scientifically verified miracles required for full canonization.
What is two?
He is recognized as the very first Christian martyr, having been stoned to death while Saul (later Paul) watched.
Who is St. Stephen?
Known as the "Little Flower," this young French Carmelite nun became a Doctor of the Church because of her spiritual memoir, The Story of a Soul.
Who is St. Thérèse of Lisieux?
Known for preaching to animals and his love of creation, he is the patron saint of animals and the enviroment.
Who is St. Francis of Assisi?
She is instantly recognizable in modern photographs and art by her blue-bordered white sari.
Who is St. Teresa of Calcutta (Mother Teresa)?
The Pope declares someone this word after commission of theologians and cardinals confirms they have lived a life of heroic virtue.
What is Venerable?
He wrote the most books in the New Testament, expanding the early Church heavily through his letters to Rome, Corinth, and Galatia.
Who is St. Paul?
This 14th-century Italian mystic famously convinced Pope Gregory XI to leave Avignon, France, and return the papacy to Rome.
Who is St. Catherine of Siena?
This early Christian martyr was blinded before her execution and is now prayed to for eye ailments.
Who is St. Lucy?
Legend says this French teenager was guided by visions of Michael the Archangel to wear armor into battle.
Who is St. Joan of Arc?
This is the minimum number of years that must pass after a person's death before their cause for sainthood can officially begin, unless waived by the Pope.
What is five years?
According to tradition, this apostle and brother of Peter was crucified on an X-shaped cross because he felt unworthy to die on the same style cross as Jesus.
Who is St. Andrew?
This 16th-century Spanish mystic, nun, and reformer of the Carmelite order wrote the spiritual masterpiece The Interior Castle.
Because he wrote extensively about the intersection of faith and reason, this medieval theologian is the patron saint of students.
Who is St. Thomas Aquinas?
This 4th-century bishop is traditionally drawn with a bag of gold coins or three gold balls, referencing the dowries he secretly provided to three poor sisters.
This first step is when a local bishop investigates the candidate's life and writings, and the Vatican's Dicastery for the Causes of Saints accepts the case.
What is Servant of God?
This early Roman deacon was literally grilled alive; tradition says he joked to his executioners, "Turn me over, I'm done on this side."
Who is St. Lawrence?
This 4th-century bishop fought fiercely against the Arian heresy and is famously nicknamed the "Father of Orthodoxy."
Who is St. Athanasius?